APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Nov. 8

November 9, 2012 by Brian Feito|USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Nov. 8 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

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Miscellaneous and Processed Products Import Manual: The following changes have been made to the Miscellaneous and Processed Products Import Manual (here) to reflect up-to-date information and corrections. The specific changes are listed after the table numbers below.

Table 3-9 Avocado--fresh Mexican avocados with seeds removed: language was changed in the fourth column (Then:), fourth cell
Table 3-10 Avocado--frozen: cells were deleted from the fourth column
Table 3-13 Bags, bagging, and covers: "used" was added in the last two cells of the third column (And the bag or cover is made from:)
Table 3-81 Frozen fruits and vegetables (whole, sectioned, or sliced; their flesh or pulp): the FORMER second column (And its condition:) was deleted; action in the NEW fourth column (Then:), first cell was changed
Table 3-111 Mango--frozen: language in third column (And:), fourth cell was changed
Table 3-143 Rice (Oryza spp.) and its products: language regarding documentation evidence AND footnote indicator in the first column (If the rice is:), first, second, and third cells was changed; the FORMER third column (And the importer can;) was deleted; NEW footnote #2 has been added; language in second column (And:), first and second cells has been deleted; "Zaire" has been deleted from footnote #4 (now known as Democratic Republic of Congo)
Table 3-201 Wood packaging materials (WPM) NOT U.S. returned, NOR DoD sponsored, NOR in transit and if of foreign origin, that origin is OTHER THAN Canada: language in the last column (Then:), second cell has been changed

Links contained throughout the manual in the Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, and Index as well as internal and external cross-references and hyperlinks have all been updated as needed.

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